Description
The Agile Wallaby is a medium sized wallaby with light sandy brown fur. They have a pale cheek stripe and light stripe on the thigh. The tail tip and edges of ears are black. They live in small social groups of up to 10 and can often be seen feeding out in the open in the late afternoon.
Size
Height varies between 59-85 cm.
Food
Native grasses, leaves and fruit. The Agile Wallaby can also dig 30 centimetres into the soil to eat the roots of grasses.
Habitat
Open forests, coastal plains, flood plains and woodlands right across tropical northern Australia.
Distribution
Tropical and subtropical Australia.
Breeding
The Agile Wallaby breeds all year round. The gestation period is 30 days with an average pouch life of 7-8 months. The joey is normally weaned at 10-12months.